Profile: Adam Rosales took advantage of a chance offered by the A's injury-ridden 2010 roster to step up, racking up 279 plate appearances at five defensive positions. He handled 2B and 3B capably, while serving as an adequate fill-in at SS, 1B and LF. At the plate he offered a a .271/.321/.400 line with a few bombs and a pair of stolen bases, a respectable performance for a utility guy. But, alas, he too succumbed to the injury bug, suffering a stress fracture in his right ankle in early August and missing the remainder of the season. The injury eventually required offseason surgery, and is projected to keep Rosales on the shelf until mid-March. Even making the assumption that there will be no further setbacks, it is highly unlikely that Rosales would be available for opening day. If he can make it back to the MLB level before too much of the season has gone by, he still should rack up a decent number of plate appearances in 2011. (Patrick Newman)

The Quick Opinion: Oakland will be down a utility guy to open the season, with Adam Rosales on the shelf with a lingering ankle stress fracture.

Profile: The utility infielder has limited power and no speed, which unless you’re a catcher, translates into no fantasy value. He might not kill you in batting average, but that’s pretty much the best one can hope for. (Mike Podhorzer)

Profile: As late as mid-December 2011, it looked like Adam Rosales might be the A's starting shortstop. As a shortstop, he doesn't embarrass himself at the plate nor in the field. He is a below-average hitter, but even given the excellent college that he went to *ahem Western Michigan University ahem* it is hard to see Rosales starting 150 games for an aspiring playoff contender. Clearly, the A's brass thought the same thing and thus brought in Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima. Rosales will still probably be the A's primary utility infielder, but for fantasy purposes you can be like the All-American Rejects and just Move Along. (David Wiers)

The Quick Opinion: Looking at Adam Rosales through rose(ales) colored goggles, he's the little middle infielder that could. Rosales is the perfect 25th man for a real baseball team. He can play all four infield positions and even has a few innings of left field under his belt at the major league level. That being said, his bat plays the way one would imagine a 25th man's: not very well.

Profile: Stuck on a train between Oakland and Texas, Adam Rosales must have felt wanted. Claimed endlessly by two organizations must have some benefits. On the other hand, it means that 28 other organizations were yawning the whole time. And with decent reason. Rosales has shown a weighted offense that's 31% worse than league average so far in his 319 plate appearances. And though that's not a great sample, it's really only his walk rate that shows upside. Most of his value comes from his ability to play in both the outfield and the infield -- at most positions -- but that's not of great utility to a fantasy baseball player. So, pass on the waiver claim, like every team not named in this player cap. (Eno Sarris)

The Quick Opinion: He's a fun story, but Rosales will likely be on the move again this year, searching for a team that needs a player that can play all eight positions on the field. And that means few plate appearances and not enough skills to be fantasy useful.

Profile: Given the battles the Rangers and Athletics have had over poor Adam Rosales in the past, one would imagine, now that the Rangers have non-tendered him (rendering him a free agent), that a massive bidding war would be at hand. As of this writing, the bidding war seems to have been, well, secretive, and Rosales has not found a team. Rosales had his charms a few years ago, and looked like he might be something close to a league average hitter. Given that he could nominally play all the infield positions, that was very valuable. But his limited major league playing time after 2010 has revealed mostly doubt that he could be that player. At this point, he is just another utility infielder in his thirties, and if he does find a home on a major league roster, is pretty much interchangeable with any other of his ilk that is commonly found on the waiver wire in most leagues. (Matt Klaassen)

The Quick Opinion: After all the crazy waiver madness between Texas and Oakland, Adam Rosales is now a free agent utility infielder with nothing to set his skills apart from the rest of the waiver wire fodder.

Profile: This time a year ago, Rosales managed to turn a non-tender from the Rangers into a job with the Rangers, because dammit, the Rangers can't quit Rosales. Unfortunately, a Rosales by any other name is just as sweet, and the plethora of similarly skilled utilitymen rendered him expandable in Texas. Surprisingly, Oakland didn't come calling, either. That left Rosales to sign a minor league deal with the Padres, his first time in the National League, where it feels like he belongs, since 2009. With the ability to play all four infield spots and a bit of outfield, the 32-year-old might find his way onto the roster as the 25th man, though that may require Jose Pirela to stumble. Even if he found a role, Rosales wouldn't be in line for much action, topping out around 150 plate appearances in the best case scenario. That might be enough for him to hit a homer and steal a base or two, but the poor batting average profile and middling skills mean he'll never be a fantasy asset. (Blake Murphy)

The Quick Opinion: Rosales finds himself back in the National League with the Padres, where his positional versatility might be enough to land him the 25th spot. If he's hardly a sure value in that role, you can probably guess where his fantasy value sits.